I'm glad that you posted this topic. I am not a member of a greek organization, maybe one day I will be so fortunate, but I started a program called Adopt-A-Grandparent on my campus, in November of 2000.
The purpose of it is to spend time with senior citizens living in a variety of living facilities. We visit a nursing home, a long term care center, and an assisted living facility every Saturday year round from 12:30-2:30. The time is spent playing games, talking, making arts&crafts, and whatever the residents feel like doing.
I was extremely saddened when my adopted grandfather passed away this summer after recovering from pneumonia, but I realized it was better to have gotten the chance to spend time with him for a few months than to not have met him at all. He really taught me a lot of things. I gives myself and the other volunteers pleasure when the residents are so happy for us just to come visit with them if it's not to do anything more than just talk. They actually thank us for coming to visit them.
I'm March we're going to have a pageant at one of the locations were the residents are the contestants, they perform talents and have a question and answer period. It's so cute! We did it last year and we had so much fun, the residents loved it. If anyone wants to find out more about the program please visit the website at:
http://famuadoptagrandindex.homestead.com/Index1.html
(Please sign the guestbook)
If anyone's worked with Senior Citizens before and has any ideas for any other creative things we can do please feel free to email me.